Sentences with word «congresspeople»

The way these «deals» work is that a certain amount of congresspeople from majority party vote for the deal (FiveThirtyEight typically calls them «Collins wing of Republican Party» - basically, more liberal / moderate Republicans, often elected from less - red states).

He has over one million dollars in his campaign war chest, much of it from other congresspersons in «safe» districts (like Pelosi and Hoyer) and big labor unions.

«I am most appalled that you would have Republican congresspeople who voted for it.

«She's a former congressperson from western New York.

Many Republican congresspeople pointed out in a letter to the Iranian government that in order for the agreement to be law in the U.S. it has to pass the Senate, which it doesn't look like it will.

A Quninipiac University poll asked 1,056 responders, «If your U.S. senator or congressperson votes to replace Obamacare with the Republican healthcare plan, would you be more or less likely to vote for their reelection»

Super delegates are the rest and are comprised of Democratic Congresspeople and Senators and members of the DNC.

Congress has not found a way to handle this new means of communication, which swamped congresspersons with 80,000,000 email messages during the past year.

By Dr. Louis Alpert Ombudsman Just last week, on February 22, 2018, Ombudsman - Alert discussed the bi-partisan federal legislation introduced by congresspersons Nita Lowey and Peter King to completely restore the SALT deductions, which was limited to 10K, in the new federal tax code, to begin in the tax year 2018!

She discussed how the Founding Fathers found corruption the biggest threat to democracy, although now over 50 % of former congresspeople become lobbyists.

All of the little things that Elise and most other Congresspersons do for veterans and other individuals just don't add up to what I want from Congress.

Fortunately, a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Congresspersons Nita Lowey and Peter King was recently filed in the US House of Representatives and calls for the restoration of all SALT deductions for taxpayers who choose to itemize on their federal income tax returns.

In recent days / weeks, a number of U.S. Congresspersons have suggested reviving earmarks as a means of improving compromise and reducing gridlock:

Most significantly, our Congressional District here in Rockland County has been excellently served, sequentially, by each of you, for many years as our former and current Congresspersons.

It has investigated at least 8 black Congresspeople since 2009.

Congress has not found a way to handle email, this new means of communication, which swamped congresspersons with 80,000,000 messages during the past year.

You do see congresspeople bring in «Stacks of emails form my constituents» into floor debates, so it's at least used as a prop... even if not read.

BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman Starting today, February 22, 2018, this writer has launched a program in the tri-state region of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to demand that senators and congresspersons representing these states support legislation he restore the right of tax payers to itemize and deduct their high state and local taxes (SALT) on their -LSB-...]

Besides, I doubt an incumbent Congressperson of a major party has ever needed paid canvassers, in state or out of state.

That's not surprising, since so many Congresspeople receive big money from big coal.

While the seat will remain vacant until a new congressperson is chosen in a special election, the date of which will be set by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Grimm's staff will remain in place to officer constituent services.

Everybody who feels likewise, please write to your senators and congresspersons about this.

The president has responded harshly toward Republican congresspeople whom he considers insufficiently supportive of his agenda, even going so far as to meet with their primary challengers, while a pro-Trump political action committee at one point purchased, then withdrew, campaign ads against a senator who was wavering on the Senate GOP's health - care bill.

Congresspersons unfamiliar with how arbitrage works and how ETFs are principally one - day investment vehicles won't see through this self - serving and patently ridiculous proposal.

Currently nearly the entire island, home to 3.4 million Puerto Ricans, is without power; cracked dams are threatening to flood entire communities; and the island's sole congressperson in the US House, Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez - Colon, said that, «This is not the same island,» as it was before the storm.

We, as your constituents, are asking that the Senator / Congressperson add their signature to two letters.

Perhaps some intrepid congressperson or senator will take up that important cause.

It was my very first public event for a local congressperson, the Carmichael Person of the Year Awards.

On my more optimistic days, I feel like we can get there — but only when so many young people are dropping like flies from obesity - related diseases that even the most fiscally conservative Congressperson will cough up more funding (and I'm not talking about a paltry 6 cents) to improve school food.

I'm not too familiar with specific MPs in other countries, but if you look at US, the only Muslim congressperson (Ellison) is far less religious and far more socially liberal than an average observant Muslim voter would be.

«This is not the time to change congresspeople in this United States of America.»

Williams tells us about some of the ridiculous issues he's lobbied for, the steady flow of money that congresspeople need, and how he wants to take down the crazy campaign finance system.

If enough people disagree with a direction, they can elect enough congresspeople to put a stop to the direction.

«A fresh, wet - behind - the - ears Congressperson will have the best intentions but will not be able to accomplish in their initial 10 years, what this Congressman can accomplish in six months,» Peggy Morales, a Democratic district leader, later tells Roll Call.

The former career Army officer and former West Point instructor talked of his role as a member of the No Labels bipartisan group of senators and congressmen headed by Joe Manchin and Jon Huntsman, and including congresspersons Maffei, Maloney and Bill Owens amongst its membership.

Now, even the most staunch of Republicans must know about Florida congressperson Mark Foley.

Just walk the streets and you will see the dissatisfaction with Hinchey and the feeling of a new group of fresh young congresspeople in Washington.

Eight years ago it was Democratic congresspersons taking the flak from opponents of President Obama's policies.

In Congressperson Barbara Lee's district, no one else even tried.

She noted that following Hurricane Sandy, there are issues «pending in Washington» like addressing FEMA flood maps and reforming the flood insurance program, things that Grimm was working on and that need to be addressed by the next congressperson, she said.

He encourages students to influence policies that involve their field of study by engaging congresspeople in frequent conversations.

And even Congressperson - identified former mobile game developer Brianna Wu, who has been calling for the «#MeToo moment» in the video games industry has not spoken about Brandon Boyer.

I think the answer isn't quieter victims, it's smarter congresspeople.

All this because CNN has leaked out that a few congresspeople think giving cash incentives to buy cars is the way to get things moving again (pun) in the good

In January 2015 an APS lobbyist secretly authored a letter signed by six Arizona Congresspersons (Democrat Reps. Ron Barber, Ann Kirkpatrick and Kyrsten Sinema, and Republican Reps. Trent Franks, Paul Gosar and Matt Salmon) to the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asking them to look into purported consumer fraud in the residential solar market.